Teenage singer Samantha Jayne has won a North East battle of the bands.

Beating off competition from more than 1,000 applicants for the popular Soundwave Music Competition the County Durham 14-year-old wowed crowds who turned out for the contest.

Staged at the Newcastle’s O2 Academy at the weekend the gig saw 12 finalists perform for fans and a panel of judges before the winner was finally announced.

Also competing for the top spot were bands Arcane 39, VK2 and Bitter Sweet Hearts.

A competition spokesman said: “The final show on the main stage at O2 Academy Newcastle was buzzing and we had some fantastic talented finalists.

“The final crowd turnout was unreal and it was great to have local unsigned artists on the main stage where greats such as John Newman are going to be performing.”

In order to reach the final of Soundwave Music Competition, Samantha, who is intrigued by pop music and was compared by the judges to the likes of Ellie Goulding, passed through several tough audition stages.

The amount of entrants was whittled down from over 300 to the final 12 who performed.

Also performing at the event was group Be Minor who’d previously reached the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent.